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CEO of publishing giant defends deal challenged by US gov't

The head of publishing titan Penguin Random House is defending his company’s deal to acquire rival Simon & Schuster against…

The Independent UK

Stephen King testified against publishing’s biggest merger. What you need to know about the antitrust trial

The biggest antitrust trial to hit the publishing industry in recent memory kicked off this week, and today the King…

Los Angeles Times

Stephen King testifies against $2 billion Penguin merger

Best-selling horror author Stephen King testified against Penguin Random House’s proposed $2.18 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster, saying it…

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Stephen King set to testify in books merger trial

Renowned author Stephen King is set to give evidence at a competition trial over the proposed merger of two publishing…

Irish Independent

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘I certainly did not see myself as an angry young black poet’

The poet and activist’s life in verse has chronicled black British history. He talks about remaining hopeful, integrity, and taking…

The Guardian - UK

From Tim Winton to Michael Robotham and Sarah Krasnostein, celebrated writers share their favourite re-reads

Miles Franklin winner Tim Winton, crime writer Michael Robotham, non-fiction author Sarah Krasnostein and others share the books they re-read…

Captain Tom ‘charity’ autobiography publisher refuses to say if funds paid to his foundation from sales

Exclusive: Penguin Random House declines to detail whether or not it has paid funds to Captain Tom Foundation from sales…

The Independent UK

Witty, poetic, beautifully written: the best Australian books out in July

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to…

The Guardian - AU

Cautionary tale for the common man in The Missing Cryptoqueen

The Missing Cryptoqueen: Hundreds of Countries. Billions of Dollars. One Lie Jamie Bartlett Penguin €16.99

Irish Independent

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Harry Potter fans race to decode cryptic message from Draco actor Tom Felton

Tom Felton, who played the lovable bad boy Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise, has posted a cryptic…

Best books to gift for the literary person in your life

Unleash their inner bookworm with these special edition books and literary treats

Evening Standard

Sports clubs urged to install defibrillators after young Burnie Dockers footballer's on-field cardiac arrest

As a young football player recovers from going into cardiac arrest on the field, sports clubs are urged to ensure…

Burnie Dockers football player suffers heart attack after on-field brawl in Tasmania's north-west

Tasmania police are investigating an on-field fight that led to a player suffering a heart attack during a football game…

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Deborah James announces final TV appearance on Embarrassing Bodies

The show may air for the first time after she has passed away

Nottingham Post

Dame Deborah James ‘gutted’ she will not see book published before she dies

She says publication ‘is still long after I’m flying high, but hopefully a little less longer for you to wait’

The Independent UK

Dame Deborah James 'gutted' she won't see new book about 'living before you die' published

Deborah announced on social media that she has penned a book on "how to live when you could be dead".

Deborah James writes new book she 'won't see in real life'

The release date has been brought forward but the campaigner and podcast host said it will still be 'long after…

Bowel Babe Deborah James says she is ‘gutted’ she won’t live to see her new book

Cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James said she is "gutted" she will not be alive to see her second book published.

Evening Standard

Brave Deborah James 'gutted' she won't see her new book about 'living before you die'

Deborah James is to release a book, which she says will be after she passes away from cancer, in which…

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Deborah James ‘gutted’ she will not see new book published

Cancer campaigner and podcast host Dame Deborah James has said she is “gutted” she will not be alive to see…

Irish Independent

Liverpool at heart of 'most talked about thriller of 2022'

Gillian McAllister explains why she picked Liverpool as the setting of her new crime-meets-time travel novel

Summer Space Reading List: The Interstellar Age

Beyond Jim’s biography and the grandeur of the Voyager journey, The Interstellar Age offers invaluable insights into the complexity of…

Your ultimate spring reading list

From buzzy debuts to taut thrillers, acerbic millennial love stories to moving memoirs, Phoebe Luckhurst picks the books to add…

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Penguin bars causing a p-p-p-problem for PM

BORIS JOHNSON has a lot on his plate at the moment, but it seems another photo is coming back to…

Evening Standard

Danny DeVito shares his verdict on Colin Farrell’s ‘edgy’ version of Penguin in The Batman

‘I’m a Tim Burton fan,’ actor said

The Independent UK